Washington winger Justin Williams had a hat trick and Alex Ovechkin notched his 27th goal of the season as the Capitals defeated the New York Rangers 5-2 Sunday. Marcus Johansson also scored for Washington, who won their 12th straight home game. Williams' second goal, a tip-in at 4:51 of the third period, made it 4-2 and he added an empty-netter with 1:51 left. Lightning 3, Panthers 1: The Tampa Bay Lightning extended their season-long winning streak to five games, getting two goals from Nikita Kucherov and holding off the Florida Panthers 3-1 at Amalie Arena. Blackhawks 5, Canadiens 2: Jonathan Toews scored two goals and the Chicago Blackhawks matched a franchise record with their 11th consecutive victory in a 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Richard Panik, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa also scored for Chicago (31-13-4), who have not lost since Dec. 27, The Blackhawks equaled their record-setting 11-game win streak from Feb. 15 to March 6 in 2013. Canucks 2, Islanders 1 (SO): Vancouver goaltender Ryan Miller made 45 saves in regulation and winger Radim Vrbata scored the only goal in the shootout to give the Canucks a 2-1 win over the New York Islanders at Barclays Center. Miller entered the game having allowed 19 goals in his previous five games but against the Islanders he stopped the first 45 shots he faced, including 21 in the third period, before New York center Ryan Strome tied the game with 50.8 seconds left. Penguins 5, Hurricanes 0: Sidney Crosby enjoyed a two-goal game for the second time this month and the Pittsburgh Penguins roughed up Carolina Hurricanes backup goalie Eddie Lack during a 5-0 victory. Evgeni Malkin and Patric Hornqvist each had two assists while goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury needed to make only 22 saves to earn his third shutout of the season and 41st of his career. Flyers 2, Red Wings 1 (SO): Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek scored in the shootout to give the Philadelphia Flyers a 2-1 come-from-behind win against the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Giroux also scored for Philadelphia (20-15-8) in regulation, while goaltender Michal Neuvirth made 29 saves in the first 65 minutes. Kings 3, Ducks 2: Tyler Toffoli and Anze Kopitar scored in a two-minute span late in the second period to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Vincent Lecavalier recorded his second goal in two games, and goalie Jonathan Quick stopped 28 shots for the Kings (28-13-3), who extended their lead in the Pacific Division over the Arizona Coyotes to 10 points. — Reuters
